#4 is the box (neck) with the chute attached. Before glueing on the chute, I sanded the box to 220 grit, as it was much easier to sand it before attaching the chute!

#5 shows the holes lined up in the top and the slider

Since I made the test piece, I’m going to use it to set up the router table to rout the slot in the bottom of the slider. I took careful measurements from the box part, and marked those on the test piece. Tomorrow, I’ll rout a test groove, and make sure it works properly in the box, then rout the work piece. With the screws I have, I need to rout a 3/8” groove instead of a ¼” groove.

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Sorry to hear that your Yahoo email is still not working! But posting this blog was a good way to get the update photos to me. Very clever thinking I must say. I can’t wait to see that wood pop when you apply the finish to it. So far it looks like your going to have a great looking Candy dispenser! Filling the jar with candy before you post your project will give it an extra nice look! Thanks for the update Dean!

Tony, and/or Dean, how on earth do you get a forstner bit to go in at an angle without throwing things across the room?

- Mark Wilson

Mark, If your work is held snug in a jig so it won’t move and the jig is clamped to the drill press table the forstner bit will drill in to the work just fine without a problem. Just go slowly and let the bit do it’s work! I put together a short video to show you how I do it. https://youtu.be/5_aLSdFRe6Y

If you look at Photo #1 above, you’ll see my version of Tony’s jig. I used a stop block on the right-hand side, plus the fence on the drill press. I held the jig by hand against both fence and stop block.

Just go slowly, and vacuum out the chips frequently, and you’ll have no problems!